Physical Activity and Quality of Life in Severely Obese Adults during a Two-Year Lifestyle Intervention Programme

Table 3

Mixed-effect model estimates: physical activity and BMI during the two-year lifestyle intervention for severely obese adults.

Mean (95% CI)	Mean (95% CI)	Mean (95% CI)
Accelerometer assessed physical activity, CPM^†			<.001		.036		.606
	276 (241, 311)	452 (417, 486)		327 (286, 368)		290 (244, 335)
BMI, kg/m^2			<.001		<.001		.001
	42.1 (40.3, 43.8)	40.1 (38.4, 41.8)		39.4 (37.6, 41.1)		40.7 (38.9, 42.5)
Weight loss from , per cent		4.8		6.4		3.3

: before the intervention; : after six weeks; : year one; : year two.
Significant values (≤.05) in bold.
values for change from .
Body mass index: BMI; confidence interval: CI; counts per minute: CPM.
^†Mean physical activity of American obese adults: 288 CPM [58]. Mean physical activity of Norwegian obese women: 276 CPM, and men: 290 CPM [59]. Mean physical activity of American normal weight adults: 344 CPM [58]. Mean physical activity of Norwegian normal weight women: 352 CPM, and men: 368 CPM [59].